Cell BiologybioRxiv
Microtubule disassembly by caspases is the rate-limiting step of cell extrusion
A. Villars, A. Matamoro-Vidal, F. Levillayer, R. Levayer
This study identifies microtubule disassembly by caspases as the rate-limiting step in epithelial cell extrusion, showing that microtubules drive apical constriction independent of actomyosin.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-31266-8